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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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