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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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