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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major 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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