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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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