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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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