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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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