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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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