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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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