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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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