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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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