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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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