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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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