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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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