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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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