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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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