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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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