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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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