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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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