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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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