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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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