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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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