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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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