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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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