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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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