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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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