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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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