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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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