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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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