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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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