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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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