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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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