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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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