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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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