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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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