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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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