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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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