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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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