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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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