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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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