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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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