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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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