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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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