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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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