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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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