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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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