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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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