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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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