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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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