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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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