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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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