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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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