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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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