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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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