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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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