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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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