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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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