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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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