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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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