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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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