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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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