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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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