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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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