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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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