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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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