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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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