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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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