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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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