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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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