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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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