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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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