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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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