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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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