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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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