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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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