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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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