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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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