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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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