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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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