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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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