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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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