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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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