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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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