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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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