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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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