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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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