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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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