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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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