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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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