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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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