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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. 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. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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