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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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