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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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