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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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