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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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