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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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