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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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