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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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