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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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