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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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