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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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