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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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