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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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