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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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