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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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