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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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