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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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