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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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