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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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