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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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