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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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