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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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