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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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