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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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