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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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