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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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