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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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