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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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