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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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