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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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MOOCS And Open Education