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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies 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 optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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