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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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