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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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