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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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