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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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