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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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