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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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 MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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