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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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