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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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