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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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