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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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