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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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