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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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