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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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