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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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