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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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