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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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