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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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