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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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