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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners 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. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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