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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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