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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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