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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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