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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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