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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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