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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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