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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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