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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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