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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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