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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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