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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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