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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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