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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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