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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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