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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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