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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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