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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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