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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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