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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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