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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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