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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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