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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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