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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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