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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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