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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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