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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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