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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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