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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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