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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies 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 educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the 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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