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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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