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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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