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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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