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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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