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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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