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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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