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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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