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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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