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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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