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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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