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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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