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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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