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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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