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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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