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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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