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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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