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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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