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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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