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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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