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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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