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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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