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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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