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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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