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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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