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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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