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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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