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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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