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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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