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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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