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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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