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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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