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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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