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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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