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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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