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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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