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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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