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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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