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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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