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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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