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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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