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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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