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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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