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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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