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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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