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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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