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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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