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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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