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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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