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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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