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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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