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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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