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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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