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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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