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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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