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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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