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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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