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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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