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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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