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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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