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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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