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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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