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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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