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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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