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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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