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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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