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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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