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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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