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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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