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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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