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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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