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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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