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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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