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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants 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 free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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