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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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