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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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