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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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