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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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