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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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