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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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