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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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