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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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