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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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