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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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