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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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