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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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