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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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