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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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