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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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