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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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