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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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