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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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