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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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