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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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