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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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