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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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