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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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