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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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