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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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