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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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