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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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