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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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