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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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