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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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