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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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