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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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