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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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