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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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