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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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