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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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