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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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