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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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