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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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