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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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