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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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