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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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