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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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