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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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