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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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