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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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