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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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