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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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