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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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