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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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