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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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