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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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