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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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