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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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