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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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