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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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