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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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