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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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