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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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