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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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