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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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