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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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