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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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