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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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