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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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