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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business 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 manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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