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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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