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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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