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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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