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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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