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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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