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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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