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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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