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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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