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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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