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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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