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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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