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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key 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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