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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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