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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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