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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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