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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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