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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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