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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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