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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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