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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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