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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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