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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important 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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