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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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