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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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