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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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