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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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