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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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