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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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