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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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