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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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