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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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