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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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