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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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