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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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