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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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