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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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