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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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