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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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