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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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