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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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