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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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