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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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