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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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