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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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