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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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