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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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