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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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