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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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