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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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