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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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