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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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