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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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