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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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