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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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