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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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