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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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