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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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