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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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