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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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