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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers 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? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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