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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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