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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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