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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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