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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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