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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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