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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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