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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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