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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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