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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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