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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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