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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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