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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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