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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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