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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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