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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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