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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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