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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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