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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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