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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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