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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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