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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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