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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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