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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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