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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure 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 massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the 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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