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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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