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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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