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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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