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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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