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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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