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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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