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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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