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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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