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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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