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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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