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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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