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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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