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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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