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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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