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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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