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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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