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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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