Rita Mojtahedzadeh has an M.D., M.PH. and Ph.D. in Distance Learning Planning. She is an Associate Professor and head of the department of E-learning in Medical Education at the School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Her research area focuses on e-learning and technology-enhanced learning. She has a long standing interest in instructional design, development and evaluation of design and establishment of e-learning systems. She is a co-creator of Iran’s national Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform and national Learning Management System (LMS). In addition, she has received several national awards for her academic efforts.