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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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