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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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