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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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