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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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