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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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