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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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