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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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