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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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