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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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