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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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