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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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