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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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