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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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