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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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