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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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