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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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