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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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