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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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