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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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