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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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