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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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