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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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