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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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