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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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