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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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