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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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