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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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