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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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