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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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