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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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