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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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