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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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