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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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