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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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