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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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