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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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