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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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