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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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