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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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