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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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