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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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