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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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