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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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