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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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