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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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