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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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