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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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