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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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