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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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