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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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