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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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