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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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