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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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