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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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