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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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