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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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