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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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