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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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