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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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