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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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