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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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