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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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