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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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