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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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