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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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