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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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