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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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