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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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