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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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