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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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