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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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