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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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