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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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