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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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