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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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