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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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