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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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