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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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