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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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