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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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