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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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