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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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