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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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