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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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