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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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