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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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