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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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