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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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