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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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