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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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