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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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