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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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