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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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