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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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