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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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