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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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