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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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