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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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