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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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