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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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