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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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