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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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