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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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